There are 5 ways to get from Philippines to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)CEB - SJO
23h 35m$395–1,407Fly Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Limón International Airport (LIO)MNL - LIO
30h 4m$362–1,116Fly Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)MNL - SJO
25h 26m$702–1,504Fly Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)MNL - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
27h 21m$1,227–3,503Fly Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport, taxi
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)MNL - XQP
- Take the taxi from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Isidro
28h 49m$501–1,252
Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philippines to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $360 - $1,200 and takes 30h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Philippines to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 23h 35m and costs $390 - $1,500.
The distance between Philippines and Costa Rica is 16184 km.
It takes approximately 23h 35m to get from Philippines to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 14h behind Philippines. It is currently 5:14 AM in Philippines and 3:14 PM in Costa Rica.
There are 793+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Philippines and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Philippine Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 51m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Francisco, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Mactan–Cebu International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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